I just realized...

Aren't we using a pre-programmed, fixed algorythm to generate the world/universe so that everyone gets the same universe without having it pre-made to take up a lot of space? That actually reminds me of something...

...I see what was done there.

 

I don't get it,

than again i've never played daggerfall

 

The only thing I know about Daggerfall is that it was f---ing huge.

 

Boo this man!

jay kay, but you should it's an awesome game. And yes, I saw what you did there .

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural_generation

In other words - Yes.
If that's what you meant.

 

I've never actually noticed that. Sweet catch.

And uh, all the more reason to make an Elder Scrolls mod, right?

 

yes. pretty much. But not quite fixed, more like static sector ids.

done on purpose.

I rather enjoy this fact.

Loved Daggerfall, too bad I can not run that game anymore...lol

 

Jesus christ on a rabbit, Daggerfall. I just about forgot about that old game.

 

Whoa...

 

It was/is also f---ing awesome.

 

then you realize literally hundreds of thousands of games use procedural generation, and daggerfall likely had absolutely no influence whatsoever in the creation of starbound.

 

I dunno about 'hundreds of thousands.' That's a lot of games.

 

okay then thousands. the spirit of the point is there.

 

I don't see the point here. What does Daggerfall have in common with Starbound again?

 

The locations on the map are very numerous, somewhat similar to the starmap in Starbound.

Wish they'd release that game with better compatibility.

 

that's like saying pokemon and magic the gathering are comparable because they both feature "collect 'em all"

 

That's the only similarity I can think of. Other than that, yes, Daggerfall and Starbound have nothing in common.

 

Wasn't ADOM made using the same method? nice ref, though